has this happened to you
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- spendogg
Driving or walking under a street light and it goes off just as you pass underneath?
It happens to me all the time. A friend says that it is most likely statistically impossible that this would happen more than a couple times in your life. Help me prove them wrong.
- lvl_130
sounds like you are sucking the life out of it. like you are a nightwalker or something. not sure if that has ever happened to me.
- UndoUndo0
maybe its the sunshine that follows you about - these lights are sensitive like that
- agentfour0
only if i kick it on the way under
- GreedoLives0
It's those metal halide lamps, they're very susceptible to even small power changes. It takes them a while to relight if power is interrupted for even a split second.
Street lights on my street go off all the time, almost seems like they're timed to go off at a stagger so every second one stays lit no matter what.
Just a coincidence...if you feel lucky, play the lottery.
- johndiggity0
awww man, i heard about this happening and the bad news is, you are totally fucked.
- acescence0
maybe the light is reflecting off your shiny dome and triggering it's photo-switch.
- jamble0
I once threw a bike tyre over a lamp post, it was the best day of the summer and I was pleased.
As for the lighting issue, it's almost certainly witchcraft.
- obey460
You got that Billie Jean effect, but with street lights.
- k0na_an0k0
damn... you are a true wizard.
shit like that kind of happens to me but with birds. everytime one flies over my head it dies and falls to the ground. then i eat it and absorb it's energy.
- moth0
Statistically, ditching Air Traffic Control and letting pilots fly where they like would make flying safer.
Air Traffic Control actually increases the chance of a mid-air collision.
So there.
- Mal0
Yes many many times
- gramme0
dementors.
- spendogg0
you guys are funny mofo's.
*puts on wizard hat and cloak.
- honest0
next time it happens, look around for this kid:
- _salisae_0
please go on moth. that sounds like a load.
- moth0
I'll raise you on your street-lamp flicker - I've been struck by lightning.
Put that in your pipe!
- grunttt0
that's jesus messin' with ya. he's like a big 12 year old with access to the most awesome pranks ever. it just so happens he messes with you via streetlights because it's night and his dad, god, is sleeping.
- moth0
please go on moth. that sounds like a load.
_salisae_
(Jul 14 06, 08:25)Not really. ATC guide planes through "tunnels" that are miles wide. There are lots of tunnels. They are like highways. Traffic is actually forced closer together by this process.
If we drove where we liked, there would be less highway accidents.
- GreedoLives0
but isnt ATC really there to ensure that the skies are clear for the military in case of emergency?
- spendogg0
Jesus is fuckin with me? I knew it!